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## Overview[edit | edit source]

Oral contraceptives are medications taken by mouth for the purpose of birth control.

## Types of Oral Contraceptives[edit | edit source]

### Female[edit | edit source]

* Two types of female oral contraceptive pill are widely available:

* The combined oral contraceptive pill contains oestrogen and a progestogen, and is taken once per day.
* The progestogen only pill contains only a progestogen, and is also taken once per day.

* Other types of female oral contraceptive are experimental or only available in limited areas:

* Mifepristone is an antiprogestogen which has been used as a daily oral contraceptive in investigational clinical trials.
* Ormeloxifene (also known as Centchroman) is a selective oestrogen receptor modulator which is taken one to two times per week. Ormeloxifene is approved as an oral contraceptive only in India.

### Male[edit | edit source]

* Male oral contraceptives do not currently exist, although several possibilities are in various stages of research and development.

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